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Aug 25, 2025 • 5min
Monday Riff: Why so many people cannot speak Irish?
All this week Newstalk Breakfast are taking on a new challenge, with Irish week with many people unable to speak the language, what is the issue? Ciara and Shane discussed.
Aug 25, 2025 • 4min
What is the Korean skincare routine?
Effective, aesthetically pleasing and relatively affordable. These are just some of the descriptions used across social media for Korean skincare. But how effective is it really and should you buy into this trend? We discuss with Professor Nikki Ralph, Consultant Dermatologist in Institute of Dermatologists.
Aug 25, 2025 • 8min
Calls for a 10 per cent reduction in excise duty on alcohol
There should be a 10 per cent reduction in excise duty on alcohol in the next Budget, according to the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland. It comes following research commissioned by the group that found Irish consumers pay 11 times more excise duty on beer than Germans and 80 times more excise on wine than French people. Speaking to Ciara to discuss was Donall O’Keeffe, Secretary of the Drinks Industry Group Ireland.
Aug 25, 2025 • 4min
E-scooters accidents are coming more serious
Accidents involving e-scooters are becoming more common and more serious. That’s the warning message being sounded by Dr Raymond Carson, Consultant in rehabilitation medicine at the National Rehabilitation University Hospital in Dún Laoghaire and Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.
Aug 25, 2025 • 4min
A vast improvement on coastal litter
The majority of Ireland’s beaches have attained ‘clean’ status, in today’s annual survey of coasts and inland waterways by Irish Business Against Litter, which represents a 50% improvement on last year’s result. Speaking to Ciara was Conor Horgan, spokesperson for Irish Business Against Litter.
Aug 22, 2025 • 6min
A psychiatrist warning about Beauty influencers
Beauty influencers can be “just as toxic as Andrew Tate”. That’s according to consultant psychiatrist at Dublin’s Mater Hospital Professor Mathew Sadlier who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
Aug 22, 2025 • 4min
Erik Menendez denied parole
Erik Menendez has been denied parole after making his bid for freedom before California's parole board. We get the latest on this with Harriet Alexander, Features writer with The Daily Mail based in New York.
Aug 22, 2025 • 5min
How early is too early to get in the Christmas spirit?
It may be August, but that hasn’t stopped Brown Thomas from opening their much-anticipated Christmas Shop. This begs the question: how early is too early to get in the Christmas spirit? All to chat with Deirdre Reynolds, Sunday World Columnist.
Aug 22, 2025 • 5min
Friday Riff: Leaving Cert results today
Leaving cert results come out today. Jonathan and Ciara discusses the leaving cert exams and memories of getting results.
Aug 22, 2025 • 10min
Minister for Education on leaving cert results day
It’s a huge day for almost 60 thousand students as they nervously await their Leaving Cert Results. We speak to Minister for Education Helen McEntee.
